Indication
Heart failure, hypertension.
Instruction
May be taken with or without food.
Drug interaction
Increased AV blocking effect w/ clonidine. May increase serum levels of statins (e.g. atorvastatin, lovastatin), carbamazepine, phenytoin. May increase bradycardic affect of amiodarone, digoxin, mefloquine. May enhance antihypertensive effect w/ other antihypertensives (e.g. aldesleukin), antipsychotic. Increased serum levels w/ cimetidine. Decreased serum levels w/ rifampicin, phenobarbital.
Potentially Fatal: IV: May enhance hypotensive effect of IV β-blockers.